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Fire forces hundreds of British expats from Spain homes

Wildfire reaches Marbella in southern Spain. Photo: Reuters

A wildfire in southern Spain has forced hundreds of British expats to leave their homes and find their shelter in evacuation centres.

Some 4,000 people were forced to leave as the fire fanned by strong winds, spread through hills around the popular southern Spanish tourist city of Marbella. Spanish authorities suspect the blaze was started deliberately in the town of Coin.